Author
Armstrong, BarbaraKeyword
Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC)criminal justice reform
justice reinvestment
recidivism
Results First
smart justice
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Smart justice initiatives seek to reform criminal justice systems by reducing correctional populations and recidivism while lowering costs, maintaining offender accountability, and ensuring public safety. This article describes two smart justice initiatives underway in Alaska, “Results First” and “Justice Reinvestment."Date
2015-11-06Source
Alaska Justice ForumPublisher
Justice Center, University of Alaska AnchorageType
ArticleCitation
Armstrong, Barbara. (2015). "Smart Justice in Alaska." Alaska Justice Forum 32(2–3): 6–7 (Summer/Fall 2015).Collections
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